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                <p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Properties</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL2"><span class="f_SubHeadingL2">Properties Attributes</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="379" style="width:379px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Read only. Distinguishes objects referenced through a Dispatch interface.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL2"><span class="f_SubHeadingL2">Properties Methods</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="127" style="width:127px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Item (variant Index)</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL2"><span class="f_SubHeadingL2">Property Attributes</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="382" style="width:382px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Read only. Identifies the property. The object to which the properties list applies can have an automation property with the same name, in which case the data accessed through </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Value</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> is identical to that obtained through the automation property.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="382" style="width:382px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Read only. Provides an indication of what sort of data is going to be stored by this property. This restriction can be further defined by the Validation attribute.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="382" style="width:382px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Read only. Optional string that is used to validate any data that is passed to the Value attribute. This string is used by the programmer at run time to provide an indication of what's expected, and by Enterprise Architect to ensure that the submitted data is appropriate.</span></p>
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